Chance to build back smarter
The Canterbury earthquakes have created a one-off opportunity to improve the local housing stock. A new service to support housing upgrades during earthquake repair is being rolled out across Canterbury.
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By Lois Easton – 1 December 2013, Build 139, Feature article
The Canterbury earthquakes have created a one-off opportunity to improve the local housing stock. A new service to support housing upgrades during earthquake repair is being rolled out across Canterbury.
1 October 2013, Build 140 , Build 139
A café in Auckland’s North Shore with a unique design philosophy has taken out the Supreme title at the 2013 ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards.
By Trevor Pringle – 1 August 2013, Build 137, Feature article
Specifying and detailing a roof, deck or basement waterproofing membrane is not an area to cut corners.
By Nick Helm – 1 June 2013, Build 136, Feature article
Could Christchurch become our first green city? An environmental rating tool developed specifically for the rebuild makes it a possibility.
By Angela Eglinton – 1 June 2013, Build 136
The Build series on prefab continues, focusing this time on panel or two-dimensional systems. Both cost and time-effective, prefab panels can also have excellent thermal characteristics.
1 April 2013, Build 135
New research suggests installing photovoltaics on roofs and driving electric cars could transform low-density suburbia from a high-energy consumer to an energy provider for the city.
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 February 2013, Build 134
Winters past used to be scented by the smell of burning coal and timber. By 2005, though, only 10% of New Zealand homes were heated this way as clean air regulations discouraged the use of these smog-creating fuels.
By Tom Edhouse – 1 February 2013, Build 134
We complete this four-part Build series on calculating bracing requirements by looking at roof bracing.